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Florida stuns No. 7 Texas in Austin, handing tumbling Longhorns second-consecutive loss

After climbing to No. 1 early in the season, the Longhorns are on the ropes after back-to-back losses Trailing 17-3 to Texas in the second quarter in Austin, the Florida Gators looked like they were headed for a…
One Place News   •   October 17, 2026   •   Updated October 17, 2026
Florida stuns No. 7 Texas in Austin, handing tumbling Longhorns second-consecutive loss

After climbing to No. 1 early in the season, the Longhorns are on the ropes after back-to-back losses Trailing 17-3 to Texas in the second quarter in Austin, the Florida Gators looked like they were headed for a third consecutive loss after their red-hot start to the Jon Sumrall era. Sophomore quarterback Tramell Jones was struggling in his first career start in hostile territory, and in spite of a lackluster effort from Arch Manning, the Longhorns seemed like they were going to roll to a needed bounce back victory after the disaster in Red River. A late second quarter touchdown provided a bit of life and confidence for Jones and the Gators, and Florida quickly tied things up on their first drive of the second half to raise the anxiety level in Darrell K.

Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Suddenly, the Texas offense couldn't move the ball and the Gators offense had found life, with star running back Jadan Baugh shaking off a few rough weeks to help take the pressure off his young quarterback with some key runs in the fourth quarter. The Gators ripped off 24 unanswered points on Texas to take a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter on a Baugh touchdown run with just over six minutes to play. As he did against Ohio State earlier this year,

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